Animal positioner

Abstract

An animal positioner includes two forelimb positioning members cylindrically attached to forelimbs of an animal, respectively, so as to wrap the forelimbs; two hindlimb positioning members cylindrically attached to hindlimbs of the animal, respectively, so as to wrap the hindlimbs, the two hindlimb positioning members being longer than the forelimb positioning members; a trunk positioning member which is longer than the hindlimb positioning members, the trunk positioning member being cylindrically attached to a trunk of the animal so as to wrap the trunk between the forelimb positioning members which are attached to the forelimbs of the animal, respectively, and the hindlimb positioning members which are attached to the hindlimbs thereof, respectively; and a head positioning member attached to a head of the animal so as to form a truncated cone circumferential surface and wrap the head above the forelimb positioning members.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An animal positioner, comprising:
 two forelimb positioning members each composed of a plate-like body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the two forelimb positioning members being cylindrically attached to right and left forelimbs of an animal, respectively, so as to wrap the right and left forelimbs; 
 two hindlimb positioning members each composed of a plate-like body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the two hindlimb positioning members being cylindrically attached to right and left hindlimbs of the animal, respectively, so as to wrap the right and left hindlimbs, the two hindlimb positioning members being longer than the two forelimb positioning members; 
 a trunk positioning member composed of a plate-like body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the trunk positioning member being longer than the two hindlimb positioning members and being cylindrically attached to a trunk of the animal so as to wrap the trunk between the two forelimb positioning members which are attached to the right and left forelimbs of the animal, respectively, and the two hindlimb positioning members which are attached to the right and left hindlimbs thereof, respectively; 
 a head positioning member composed of a plate-like body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the head positioning member being attached to a head of the animal so as to form a truncated cone circumferential surface and wrap the head above the two forelimb positioning members; and a head retainer body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the head retainer body retaining the two forelimb positioning members and the head positioning member, wherein the head retainer body includes an intermediate wall section disposed between the two forelimb positioning members, one wall section disposed on an opposite side of the intermediate wall section from one or the two forelimb positioning members in parallel with the intermediate wall section, another wall section disposed on an opposite side of the intermediate wall section from another of the two forelimb positioning members in parallel with the intermediate wall section, the one wall section, and the other wall section in a state of being aligned in parallel so as to mount and retain the head positioning member attached to the head of the animal thereon. 
 
     
     
       2. The animal positioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising a trunk retainer body made of an elastically-deformable soft synthetic resin, the trunk retainer body having a fitting recessed section to which the trunk positioning member cylindrically attached to the trunk of the animal can be fitted.